Casket pedestal



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CASKET PEDESTAL Original Filed April 20, 1953 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 l /uzriaaZ;'. 6% river jar 070227202 Patented Oct. 2, 1934 OFF] 1,975,558 GASKETPEDESTAL Charles E. Shrivcrand Harvey Youngstown, Ohio T. OConnor,

Application April 20, 193'3,. Serial-No. 667,102 Renewed July; 7, 19344' Gl'aims. (Cl. 27-526)- invention relates to a pedestal for supportinga casket on a lowering. device at a grave, the general object. of theinvention being to provide means for supporting the casket in elevatedposition on the lowering deviceand in such a manner that all they partsunder the casket can be hidden. from View by a grass carpet or otherrug, with means whereby" the pedestal can be. easily swung from underthe casket to permit the casket to be lowered on the webs of the.lowering device.

This invention also consists in: certain otherfeatures of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, tobehereinafter fully described illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specificallypointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings whereinlike characters denote. like orcorresponding parts throughout the: several views, and in which:-

Figure 1 is a view of the device supported on.

the lowering device, with. the casket removed and,

showing the carpet in dotted lines.

Figure 2: is an elevation of Figure l, with parts in section and thecarpet and casket show-min dotted lines. 1

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of Figure 2..

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4. iof'Figure 2.-

Figure 5 is aview similar to Figure 4,. but showing the parts in raisedposition.

Figure 6' is a section on line 6-6 of-Figure Figure 7 is a section online 77 of Figure 1.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of one of the corner members. 7

In these drawings, the letter A indicates any type of casket loweringdevice which includes the webs a and the pedestal is shown at B and iscom- 'posed of the two elongated open-work members or sections 1 and 2which are adapted to rest on the end pieces of the device A and tosupport the casket C, as shown in dotted lines in Figures 2 and 3. Eachof the members 1 and 2 has its ends fsloping downwardly and outwardly,as shown in Figure 2, and said ends have their outer sides slopinginwardly, as shown in Figure 1.

An angle member D is adapted to fit over adjacent ends of each sidemember of the device A and an end member and each member D is composedof the angle shaped members 3 and 4 connected together by a curved web5. The memher 3 is of inverted channel shape, while the member 4 has itsopen side facing outwardly, as .shown in Figure 8. The member 3 isformed with a slot 6 in its bight part for receiving a pin 7 on the endmember of the-device A, as shown more, particularly. in Figure 7, withthe. bight. of the member 4 engaging the-inner side of the side piece ofthe device A, as shown in Figure 4. A hinge plate 8 .is fastened to. oneend of each of the members 1 and 2 and extends. outwardly and isconnected by a hinge connection 9 tothe member 4, as shown in Figures 1and 6, with the barrel of the hinge having a certain amount of play 6on" the. hinge pin 10, as. shown. in Figure 6.

A bar 11 isconnected to the under part ofeachl of the members 1 and 2adjacent. the other. end of the device andssaid bar extends beyond theouterside of each-member and carries a substantially semiecircular part.12. at its outer end which dependsirom said'outer end andisiadapted to.en gage a part of one of the side members. of the. deviceA, as showninvFigure 3. A downwardly and outwardly extending bar 13 is attached to."

each bar- 11 and carries a guide or clip 14 at its. lower end in whichis slidably engaged a bar 15 whichalso has a clip or guide. 16 at itsinner end which engages the bar. 13. Thus the bar 15 is slidablysupported'on the bar 13' and carries at its outer end the substantiallysemi-circular member v17 which cooperates with the member 12 to gripaside memberofthe device A and these two parts 12 and'l'l permit the bar11 to swing on the side of thezdeviceA. The innerend of the bar 15 isbent downwardly, as shown at 18 and a spring19 connects this. bent endto an intermediate part of the bar 11'. Thus this spring 19 tends tohold the bar l5'withv the member 17' gripping the side member of thedevice A, but

permits the. bar 15'to' be moved outwardly so as to cause the member.17-to release the side piece of the device A.

A tubular member 20 has one end pivoted to the inner or free edge ofeach of the members 1 and 2 and a bar or lever 21 has a sliding fit inthe member 20 and is pivotally supported by the part 3 of the member D,as shown at 22 in Figure 5. A spring 23 connects the inner end of thelever 21 to the member 3, as also shown in Fig- 190 to hold the sections1 and 2 in the position shown in Figure 3, but when the latches aremoved to releasing position, the springs 23 move the sections to theirdotted line position shown in Figure 3.

In placing the device on the lowering device A,

the two members D are turned to a vertical position so that each member4 can be placed over a side piece of the device A and then each mem berD is swung downwardly and inwardly so that the member 4 will turn on theside piece and finally assume the position shown in Figure 5, with themember 3 resting on an endpiece of the device A, as also shown in Figure5. "During this operation, the bar 15 is moved outwardly against theaction of the spring 19, so that the two parts 12 and 17 can receivebetween them portions-of a side member of the device A and then byreleasing the bar 15, the spring 19 will move the bar 15 inwardly andcause the member 1'? to grip the side member of the device A betweenitself and the member 12 and thus the two sections 1 and 2 of thepedestal are connected with the device A and by swinging the twosections 1 and 2 inwardly so that they will be engaged by the latches24,v

- dotted lines in Figures 2 and 3.

We also provide means for facilitating the handling of the casket, suchmeans consisting of the two long bars 25 and the straps 26 having theirends connected to the bars so that by placing the ends of the casket onthese straps and the casket is raised by placing the straps 26 under theends thereof and raising the rods 25 and the latches 24 are raised sothat the springs 23 will throw the two sections 1 and 2 of the pedestaloutwardly'from under the casket. Then the casket can be lowered on thestraps or webs a of the device A and the casket lowered into the gravein the usual manner. As the weight of the casket will hold the twosections of the pedestal in operative position, the latches can bereleased before the casket is to be raised.

'It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:- p v 1.,Incombination with a casket lowering device, a pedestal for supporting acasket on said device, means for hingedly connecting the pedestal to apart of the device, spring means for swinging the pedestal off of thedevice, and latch means for holding the pedestal on the device andagainst the action of the spring means.

2. In combination with a casket lowering device, a pedestal comprisingtwo sections, hinge means for connecting the outer edge of eachsection'to an outer part of the casket lowering device, spring means forswinging the sections outwardly from over the device and latch means forholding thesections on the device and against the action of the springmeans.

;3.- In combinationwith a casket lowering device, a pedestal consistingof a pair of elongated sections, an angle member for an end of each 1%section, each angle member being adapted to engage a corner of thedevice, a hinge member for connecting one endof each section to a partof an angle -member, a bar'connected with the opposite 1 end portion ofeach .section and hav- 165 I ing a semi-circular part at its outer endfor engaging a portion of a side member of the device,

a second semi-circular member, a bar connected with the secondmember andslidably engaging a part of the bar, spring means for holding the secondsemi-circular member in position for clamping a part of a side member ofthe device between itself and the first semi-circular member, and springmeans for normally holding each section to one side of the device, andlatch means for holding the sections over the device.

4. A pedestal of the class described comprising a supporting frame, apair of sections having their outer portions hingedly connected with thesupporting frame, spring means for normally holding the sections inoutward position, latch means for holding the sections upon thesupporting frame, said sections being spaced apart whereby a pair ofcarpets can'be placed over the sections and the supporting frame withtheir in- 1% ner edges heldin the upper portion of the space, i a pairof bars and straps connecting the bars 2 together for supporting acasket between the bars.

CHARLES E. SHRIVER. HARVEY T. OCONNOR;

